Advice Needed: Recently I had a baby and during my pregnancy I heard on the grapevine that a 30-something friend of a friend is having trouble conceiving. I kept her in my prayers but didnt think much of it otherwise, until I saw her at a dinner party. She was the only woman there who hadnt had a baby and was friendly with everyone until a topic like birth, pregnancy or caring for a baby came up in conversation, at which point she would just kind of shut down and go on Facebooking/tweeting/photo-taking with her phone. A few times, she would openly point out my (non-parenting-related) faults. E.g, are you still working in that call centre? you havent completed your Masters yet? I thought you were studying that last time we met? Oh, it was ONLY a Bachelor degree She gave me and the baby in my arms the stinkeye a few times and changed the topic when I made even the slightest reference to him. (///end rant///) I found her quite irritating but at the same time I really felt sorry for her. I know myself the struggle to conceive and the sheer joy when you finally do, and that compounded joy when the baby grows well arrives into the world happy and healthy. I want her to experience that joy. Part of me wants to reach out and support her and another part wants to slap her for being a rude jerk. (ok, rude in my opinion) Has anyone else experienced hostility from couples struggling to conceive? If so, how did you deal with it? Or how do you think I should deal with this situation?
Posted on: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 02:14:40 +0000
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